Screening of Janani's Juliet on 19th Dec (Mumbai)

Janani's Juliet (53 minutes) Will be screened as per program below

19th Dec @ 6pm

Venue- Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Byculla

(Education Centre)

Followed by Q &A with the director
Entry Free

Director, Camera, Sound Design and Editing - Pankaj Rishi Kumar

Associate Director & Location Sound -- C. Vinayak Ram

Sound Mixing -- Pritam Das

Producer: PSBT

Language: Tamil with English Subtitles

Synopsis:  Kausalya lost her husband (Shankar), when they were attacked by her own family. They had married against their families wishes. Deeply disturbed by a spate of honor killings in India, a Pondicherry based theatre group sets out to introspect the implications of caste, class and gender. They adapt Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. What emerges in the process is a critical reflection and commentary of the contemporary Indian society where love struggles to survive.

India's Official entry to the Oscar's

Best Long Documentary Prize at IDSFFK, Trivandrum, India 

Best Film, Signs Film Festival, Thrissur, India

Official Selection Competition, Kolkata International Film Festival & FSA Kathmandu

Official Selection -- Bubhaneswar, Open Frame, Madurai, & Auroville Film Festival

Reviews

1---   https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/romeos-caste-conundrum-jananis-juliet-5832919/

2---- https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/a-documentary-traces-the-making-of-chandala-the-impure-a-play-that-weaves-caste-politics-into-romeo-and-juliet/article28577785.ece

3-- 'Janani's Juliet' at Oscars: Documentary exploring caste and love has Gowsalya at centre

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